Photo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

Photo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

Photo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello from their NBC Radio program.

Abbott (left) and Costello (right).

Date of picture: between 1942 to 1947

William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo), were an American comedy duo, whose work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television.

They were the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s.

Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is one of the greatest comedy routines of all time and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.

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  • Author: NBC Radio; Permission: Pre-1978, no mark
  • Licence: Public domain